17 Burgate | Fabulous five star award winning B&B | Pickering, North Yorkshirehttp://www.17burgate.co.uk
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:49:15 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.5Events in 2017-early noticehttp://www.17burgate.co.uk/2016/10/events-in-2017-early-notice/
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:49:08 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=1492 Amongst many other Saturday 23rd to Saturday 29th July 5th Ryedale Trad Jazz Festival www.ryedalejazz.com.
We are hopeful of seeing Le Tour de Yorkshire here in Ryedale, and hopefully Pickering, in 2017-it is the last weekend in April and you will need to book early once thr route is announced.
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Wed, 17 Aug 2016 20:21:19 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=1486The move to only letting 3 rooms is going well and combined with regular short breaks is definitely helping us.Means we don’t get tired and are really “on form” when we are open.There has been great customer feedback so feels like a win-win situation.We have been to Edinburgh for the festival, Lincolnshire, the Lake District and London for breaks.
It has been a wonderful summer of weather so far here and we have had virtually no rain which is a real added bonus for guests.
Castle Howard, Whitby and York are still very popular but we are finding an increasing number of visitors are arrivng very well aware of the less well known attractions and ,particularly, events that are on.
We do still have gaps in August and September at 17 but not at 19
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Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:01:27 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=1483Pickering is the perfect base for your visit to North Yorkshire and the town is getting even better.
Currently there are no empty shops with Olivia Rose openning this weekend -selling local art,crafts,gifts and Pickering produced cakes.
Work has started on the HSBC building which is becoming a Costa -an interesting alternative to the many quality independent outlets.
The Black Swan has changed with a micro brewery,cocktail bar and food.
There is a Heritage Lottery Fund bid being prepared for £1.5 million to restore, light and protect the medieval wall paintings in the parish church.
This coming weekend Flying Scotsman arrives for 10 days on the North Yorks Moors Railway-think all travelling space has gone but why not kust come to see this iconic locomotive following a multi million pound restoration.
There are talks aimed at improving the weeekly market about to start and we have a growing an increasingly influential Business Group.
Why not come and see for yourselves?
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Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:16:47 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=1480Pickering is best known as the home of the North Yorks Moors Railway with steam trains running across the moors to Whitby.But there is so much more to this lovely Market Town and the surrounding area. A Norman Castle which English Heritage regularly feature on their literature, the finest example of medieval wall paintings in the country in the parish church and the fascinating Beck Isle museum. There are over 100 independent shops and ,as I write, no empty retail premises.This does not include the Flea Market or Antiques Centre both well worth a visit. The Kirk Theatre hosts all sorts of shows and has a growing programme driven by a committed group of volunteers. The town has a thriving cultural scene with visiting shows at the Memorial Hall ,a Jazz Festival and many arts and craft exhibitions. We are also the local centre for live music with performance most nights of the week in one of the town’s pubs.As you would expect in a vibrant community there is a plethora of community groups and visitors are always welcome-bridge,bell ringing, yoga,zumba and much more. There is also the fabulous development of off road cycling tracks at Newbridge Park-another voluntary community project.
Pickering is also the perfect base for a wider North Yorkshire visit with the North Yorks Moors National park only 10 minutes drive away and easy access to Ryedale’s other market towns-Helmsley, Malton and Norton, Kirkbymoorside.
We are also only a 30 minute drive from Whitby, York and Scarborough.
See you soon
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Wed, 03 Feb 2016 21:25:29 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=1477First some great news -we have retained our AA 5 Gold Star rating for the 12 successive year-all the time we have been open. This supported by our entry into the Trip Advisor “Hall of Fame”-5 years at a 5 rating.These must say something about our stamina if nothing else!!!
This year we are going to be letting just 3 rooms for most of the time and trying to ensure we have more time to relax and recharge by limited openning during the winter months.
This should ensure that we are even more “on our game” when open and allow us to add further enhancements to all stays at 17.
We realise that the world of B and B is continuously changing and are taking these steps to ensure we stay ahead of the game for all our guests.
The message to our many returners is simple-the improvements never stop.
We are looking forward to the 2016 season and looking forward to seeing faces both old and new
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Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:56:33 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=757We have a room available for war weekend this year-minimum 4 night stay at a rate of £460 for 2 people 2 nights B and B. Just ring
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Sun, 29 Jun 2014 18:34:10 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=754So finally Le Grand Depart is only 1 week away-this time next week it will all be over. NO!!! This time next week it will just be starting!!! The actual weekend will be fun and fantastically supported but the key is the legacy-how we in Yorkshire build on the amazing opportunity this gives us. Welcome to Yorkshire and the Councils will set things up-but no good if the people walk away-we MUSN’T let this happen. We will be doing our utmost to support every initiative and spin off-hope everyone else gets on board. Handled properly the impact of Le Grand Depart will bring millions of visitors and billions of pounds to the region-well done to the team at Welcome to Yorkshire and now it is up to everyone in Tourism Yorkshire to perform this weekend and for many years to come
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Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:36:25 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=745Over 200 Pink (yes Pink) sheep have got lost all over North Yorkshire-if you can spot 3 of them you could win a fab prize by letting www.NorthYorkMoors.org.uk/PinkSheep know. great idea to support the Tour De France Grand Depart.
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Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:35:36 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=742Yes the first 2 days of the Tour de France are in Yorkshire this year 5th and 6th July. Unfortunately the world’s biggest annual sporting event is not coming to Pickering but does start in York on the 6th. However we are still right behind the event and delighted with Welcome to Yorkshire for having the imagination and determination to bring it here. There are many and various support events and activities before and during the weekend and plenty of ways to get involved/engaged-see www.yorkshire.com for details and links.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:01:18 +0000http://www.17burgate.co.uk/?p=734So our Holiday Cottage at 19 is just about ready for use-first guests just after Easter.

The website is being built and pictures are starting to appear on Twitter and Facebook .

We are looking forward to this new venture and hope it will give a new option to existing B and B guests